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Jo-Anne, you are doing so well it gives me hope! I remember after other surgeries how good that first shower felt - like washing the hospital off. :eeeuw:

I hope the rest of your day is peaceful.
 
Hi @Skatie so happy for your shower and that you are feeling so great with reduced pain meds. I do want to reiterate one of Josephine's mantras: PT is definitely not needed at your early stage. Make sure they do not stress you in any way. Your body is still recovering from the surgery. Sending you happy, healing vibes for a great day.
 
My humble opinion is that you are only a week out from surgery and I think it is way too soon to start cutting back on your meds. It may come back to bite you in the butt (no pun intended). It will be harder to play catch-up if the pain rears its ugly head. Just sayin'....
 
Hi @Skatie You are making real progress! And home sweet home! There's nothing like that first good sleep in our own bed. Hey, as Nana757 said above.. maybe watch weaning off your meds. My experience was that while I wasn't having real intense pain, there was definitely "pulling" of muscles and stiffness which hampered my mobility.
This is mentioned in the Bonesmart Mantras and they explain it well,, much better than I did.
But hey! You are sounding better with each passing day.
 
@Skatie, yaay for all the positives you're experiencing from non dizziness to friend visits, to soup. Please be careful about cutting back on meds. They're prescribed for a reason.
I'm glad your husband saw your incision and can see evidence of what your poor little body has gone through.

@Timetolive, I'm with your daughter! I consider myself to be pretty tough, but even when I search for THR related stuff on YouTube (recovery and movement tips, etc) and see the still picture of the open incision on the 'suggested videos' list, it makes me squeamish. :wink:
 
Well here I am 13 days out. About 3 days ago I stopped taking the Dilauded as my pain has really diminished to sore/achy muscular pains that can be held in check with Tylenol Extra Strength. I had the 40 staples removed this morning and found that to be uncomfortable, but I have a weak stomach!! Nurse told me that I should have taken a Dilauded before this procedure, but I wasn't sure if I could just go on and off the pill as a one-of, but both Nurse and Doctor said to do it and should take one about 45 min before a physio appointment to help relax the muscles. Doctor was blown away with my range of motion and said it feels almost like a normal hip already. (I didn't tell him that Ive been taking it easy with the exercises - I promised myself that my first two weeks post-op were just for body healing, so I've just been doing the stated exercises slowly throughout the days and not pushing it - it seems to have worked. I knew even before I left hospital and I could raise my knee right up without help that it was going to be alright!). So I start physio near my home next week, but will take it easy. I walk around the house with help of one crutch on left side and take a few steps unaided to test out my stability. I had a weird night last night and wonder if anyone else feels this....I call it the heebie jeebies. When I was trying to get to sleep (I take 2 Tylenol Nite before getting into bed) my feet and arms from elbow to finger tips started to feel tingly and like I just wanted to jump out of my skin. I felt anxious and had to keep getting up and shaking my hands and legs to try to get it to settle down. I eventually fell asleep after getting a gravol. Strange - hope it doesn't happen again as it was very unsettling! Take care everyone.....
 
Awesome news about your follow up appointment, @Skatie! It sounds like you're doing really well. :)
As far as the tingly sensation, I have had a bit of tingling in my arms and hand since surgery, but did have that issue periodically before surgery. It has calmed down now.
If it keeps happening it's definitely something to ask your doc about. I hope you don't have to.

Have a terrific day! :)
 
Hi @Skatie! You sound like you are doing wonderful and congratulations are definitely in order! Your heebie jeebies episode sounds like a panic attack. I had a couple, myself, about the 3rd or 4th week into recovery. From what you described, that's probably what it was. I contacted my GP and was prescribed a quick acting anti-anxiety medication. Fortunately, I only had to take one, as I haven't had another episode since. I chalked it up to a form of PTSD. If you think about it, our bodies just went through a major trauma. When I spoke with my GP, she thought it was very interesting that I came up with the PTSD theory and agreed that it was very possible that's what it was. Anyway, it might be worth a call to either your GP or OS and ask for something to take the edge off, so you can get some restful sleep. Good luck and have a great day!
 
Hi Everyone - I hit the four week mark today and it has been an interesting week. I have to say at the 3 week mark I felt better than I do today, but I think it is a factor of pushing myself too much. I did start physio a week and a half ago and they are very much in the camp of going slow and not pushing it, but I think I got a little cocky with how well I was moving and maybe did too much. Yesterday my right thigh and groin and right buttock were so tight and painful and I couldn't walk very far and if I did, it was with great pain and limping. I think the muscles which haven't seen the light of day for many years are waking up!! So today I took to the couch and pretty much did the couch potato thing! I also have gone back to doing the stairs step by step instead of foot over foot which I was doing most of last week. I feel less tight tonight, but still quite sore and limpy. My biggest fear is how to get rid of this limp that seems more pronounced now than prior to the surgery. I feel like I need to stretch and get myself even, but not sure how much of this soreness is due to the stretches and exercises and if I should back off or keep moving. I keep telling myself patience!! I have been reading everyone's journeys for knowledge and inspiration and I know that I'm still early into mine but some days feel like one step forward, two steps back! Take care everyone!
 
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